| 单词 | fuse |
| 释义 | fuse (once / 685 pages) 1nv 2n 3v A fuse is something that burns in order to ignite a bomb. Do you see anything near you that resembles a bundle of dynamite sticks with a fuse burning down? If so, stop reading this and GET OUT OF HERE! Figuratively, if you say that someone has a short fuse, it means they get angry easily. If someone gets so angry they lose their temper, you can say that they blew a fuse. But this comes from another meaning of fuse — a device that interrupts the flow of electrical current so the system doesn’t get overloaded. If you use the toaster, microwave and dishwasher at the same time, you might literally blow a fuse. As a verb, if two things fuse, they blend or stick together. WORD FAMILYfuse: fused, fuses, fusible, fusing, fusion+/fusion: fusions USAGE EXAMPLESFused into abstractions, the disparate pieces yield paintings that are as eventful as epic Renaissance canvasses. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) It’s difficult to fuse such contrasting styles, both for Mr. Marsalis as composer and the Philharmonic musicians. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Proponent Aaron Ostrom, executive director of the progressive activist organization Fuse Washington, hailed the program’s launch. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Syn|Hypo|Hyper fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming detonating fuse a fuse containing an explosive safety fusea slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance time-fusea fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb) igniter, ignitor, light, lighter a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires 2v equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse 2Ant|Hyper defuse remove the triggering device from equip, fit, fit out, outfit provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose n an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper electrical fuse, safety fuse cartridge fuse a fuse cased in a tube breaker, circuit breakera device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded plug fusea fuse with a thread that screws into a socket electrical device a device that produces or is powered by electricity 1v mix together different elements Syn|Hypo|Hyper blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, immix, meld, merge, mix gauge mix in specific proportions absorbcause to become one with meld, meltlose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually blend in, mix incause (something) to be mixed with (something else) accretegrow together (of plants and organs) conjugateunite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds admixmix or blend alloymake an alloy of syncretise, syncretizebecome fused cut inmix in with cutting motions change integrity change in physical make-up 2v make liquid or plastic by heating The storm fused the electric mains Hyper melt, melt down, run reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating 3v become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat The substances fused at a very high temperature Hyper flux, liquefy, liquify become liquid or fluid when heated |
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